Senior Columnist
Marco Reber
Berlin based, Marco Reber writes in English and German about how online entertainment works under the hood — the rate math, the economy loops, the structure of a battle pass once you stop staring at the cosmetics, the way a live-streaming app tunes its gift catalog. He has a soft spot for long-running games and the kind of release notes that read like a balance-patch novel. His VGTopup column handles systems-focused pieces and DACH-region coverage, including the legal-and-regulatory wrinkles that come with German rules around digital goods.
Recent Articles
5 Articles
Last Asylum Plague Building Guide: Best Upgrade Order
2026-06-04
676,739 diamonds. That's what Sanctuary Lv.25 "costs" if you instant-finish it, and that single absurd number tells you everything about how this game wants to be played. Production economy first,...
Linnea Ascension Materials & Farming Routes: The Full Level 1–90 Breakdown
2026-06-04
If you've just pulled Linnea and you're eyeing the level cap, the thing that's actually going to slow you down isn't your resin. It's a respawn clock. To carry her from 1 to 90 you'll want her Prit...
How to Get Likee Diamonds in the Treasure Mining Event (June 2026)
2026-06-03
Dig free. Buy nothing. For most players, that's the whole answer.
Honkai Star Rail 4.3 Jade Audit: Stacking 93 Pulls Before Mortenax Blade Times Out
2026-05-25
Fate part two is finally locked in, and it brings a free 5-star claim on top of two limited collab banners. Anyone trying to hit Himeko Nova, Rin Tohsaka, and Gilgamesh in the same window needs eve...
Wuthering Waves 3.3 Endgame Tier List: Cartethyia + Lupa Sneaks Into T1 While Aemeath and Hiyuki Lock T0
2026-05-21
A hundred hours into the 3.3 endgame and the bosses have made one thing painfully obvious: paper DPS is a lie. The new flying "spaceman" boss and the bigger "Furnace Core" husk machine keep yanking...